A young man suffering from bleeding when injured and from lameness: what should he do regarding the performance of the obligatory Hajj, as he fears sustaining an injury during the Hajj?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : There is a young man who is twenty years old, O Shaykh, and he suffers from bleeding and is lame.
The Shaykh : What is he suffering from?
The questioner : From bleeding.
The Shaykh : Bleeding.
The questioner : Yes, he has a wound on his elbow and has not performed Hajj. What should he do about his Hajj?
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : What should he do about his Hajj, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : And he has not performed Hajj.
The questioner : A young man who is twenty years old, suffering from bleeding, has a wound, and has not performed Hajj, and he wants to perform Hajj this year. What should he do? He is afraid of the crowd of pilgrims this year and that he might sustain a wound that causes him to bleed. What should he do?
The Shaykh : If this young man is able to afford it with his wealth but is not able to perform it with his body, he should appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him):Mishkat al-Masabih 2511 If this man is unable to perform Hajj because he is lame—yes, he is lame—and because if he is injured in any way, his blood does not clot but continues to flow, which is a danger to his life, then he is excused. He is excused, excused, excused because of the lameness and the hardship in the crowd. And if he performs Hajj, there is no sin on him.
The questioner : Okay, if his recovery is expected, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If his recovery is expected, he should postpone it until Allah heals him.
The questioner : Or if he is afflicted with it during the Hajj.
Another questioner: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The question that follows.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : There is a young man who is twenty years old, O Shaykh, and he suffers from bleeding and is lame.
The Shaykh : What is he suffering from?
The questioner : From bleeding.
The Shaykh : Bleeding.
The questioner : Yes, he has a wound on his elbow and has not performed Hajj. What should he do about his Hajj?
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : What should he do about his Hajj, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : And he has not performed Hajj.
The questioner : A young man who is twenty years old, suffering from bleeding, has a wound, and has not performed Hajj, and he wants to perform Hajj this year. What should he do? He is afraid of the crowd of pilgrims this year and that he might sustain a wound that causes him to bleed. What should he do?
The Shaykh : If this young man is able to afford it with his wealth but is not able to perform it with his body, he should appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, based on the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him):
a woman of Khath'am saying, “Messenger of God, God’s ordinance that His servants should perform the pilgrimage has come when my father is a very old man and is unable to sit firmly on a camel. May I perform the pilgrimage on his behalf?” He replied that she might.
أن امرأة من خثعم قالت : يا رسول الله إن أبي أدركته فريضة الله على عباده بالحج شيخا لا يثبت على الراحلة أفأحج عنه ؟ قال : نعمThe questioner : Okay, if his recovery is expected, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If his recovery is expected, he should postpone it until Allah heals him.
The questioner : Or if he is afflicted with it during the Hajj.
Another questioner: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The question that follows.